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The War Against Californian History

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The War Against Californian History
A statue of Father Junipero Serra stands in front of the San Gabriel Mission in San Gabriel, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2015. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Charlotte Allen
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On Oct. 12, 2020, a group of Indigenous Peoples’ Day protesters entered the grounds of the Mission San Rafael Arcángel, a historic California mission about 20 miles north of San Francisco that’s now part of the Catholic parish of St. Raphael in Marin County.

Charlotte Allen
Charlotte Allen
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Charlotte Allen is the executive editor of Catholic Arts Today and a frequent contributor to Quillette. She has a doctorate in medieval studies from the Catholic University of America.
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